Where does “enclosure” come from?
Enclosure comes from Old French enclosure, a noun derived from the verb enclore meaning to shut in or confine.
enclosure (English): Something enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter...
Definitions
- Something enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter...
Ancestry of “enclosure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | enclosure | enclosure (act of enclosing something) |
| 2 | Old French | enclore | to enclose; to include |
| 3 | Latin | inclūdere | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kleh₂w- | a hook, crook, peg |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |